Tariq Khuja’s effort to win a privacy injunction initially went to the High Court, where it was rejected by Mr Justice Tugendhat in October 2013.

He ruled that the proposed newspaper articles were “likely to . . . make an important contribution to the knowledge of the public and to debates about the administration of justice”.

The judge acknowledged that Mr Khuja “clearly has grave fears about the nature of any press reporting and of the consequences” but emphasised that “a criminal trial is a public event”. He said that most people “will understand the difference between suspicion and guilt, and will know that a person is to be presumed innocent unless and until proved guilty”.